Senate Document #30
APC Document #24
Music Curriculum Revisions
Effective: Fall 1984
I. PROGRAM REQUIREMENT CHANGES
A. Senior Comprehensives (Music Theory and Music
History)
Change to "Required for ALL programs."
RATIONALE:
1. Currently only students in Music and General
Liberal Arts are required to do the written
comprehensives in Music History and Theory
(all others do the Internship).
2. For purposes of consistency and quality of
degrees, we believe all majors should do
comprehensives.
3. To be assured that transfer students have,
in fact, learned what UNCA believes a BA or
a BS degree in music should imply. (Unlike
many degree programs music majors take many
courses in the major during their freshman
and sophomore years and thus transfers do not
take these significant courses at UNCA.)
II. PROPOSED NEW COURSE
A. MUSC 362 ARRANGING (3)
Description: Study of harmony, melody, and rhythm
as applied to problems of arranging
for instrumental and vocal ensembles
of varying sizes and styles.
Prerequisite: MUSC 332 or permission
of the instructor.
RATIONALE:
This course will become part of the optional theory
sequence (for music electives) and will be offered
every other year, alternating as follows:
YR I 361 Jazz Improvisation 362 Arranging
YR II 431 Composition 432 Orchestration
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III. COURSE NO. and/or NAME and/or DESCRIPTION CHANGE
A. CATALOG PAGE 156
FROM: 131 Fundamentals of Music (2)
TO: 131 Introductory Music Theory (2)
Description: Keyboard approach to music literacy:
music reading, scales, key signatures,
intervals, basic chords. Includes
ear-training and sight-singing.
Designed for non-majors and for
preparation for Musc 231.
B. CATALOG PAGE 157
FROM: 363 To 361 Jazz Improvisation (3)
RATIONALE: Better sequence (see II A above).
C. CATALOG PAGE 158
FROM: 432 to 461 Composition (3)
TO: 431 to 462 Orchestration (3)
RATIONALE: Better sequence (see II A above).
D. CATALOG PAGE 158
490 Professional and Technical Internship (6)
Eight to sixteen week internship with a
participating firm or organization relevant
to the student's degree option; e.g., radio,
television, recording studio, etc. Specific
information available from program chairman.
Prerequisite: all required courses in the
major and 3.0 GPA or better within the major
and permission of the department.
E. Change catalogue description of demonstration of
competence for programs B, C, D from internship to
written comprehensive.